“There are images which suddenly get a hold of me and I really want to do them. But the excitement and the possibilities are in the working and obviously can only come in the working.”
Francis Bacon, Artist

You Are Ready

You are ready. You are perfectly ready.

No, everything is not perfect. All of the circumstances that are surrounding your next project are not perfect. Your idea may not be perfect. Your supplies may not be perfect. Your preliminary sketches, your studio and the lighting may not be perfect. Your confidence level is not perfect. The amount of time you have to work on your project is definitely not perfect.

Distractions are everywhere. But, you are ready.

And, your project is ready and waiting for you.

There is no more preparation needed.

Everything does not have to be perfect for you to begin.

It is time to begin.

Perfectionism is procrastination.

Best,

David

[WORKSHOPS: CENTRAL CALIFORNIA]

PERMISSION TO EXAGGERATE

(Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County)

For the workshops below, you may enroll in one or both days in each month.

DAY 1: Saturday, April 13

During Day 1, you will focus on creating more dynamic figure drawings by exaggerating the movement of the entire pose while capturing the movement in your drawings.
(20-minute poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists | 4 Spaces Remaining
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DAY 2: Sunday, April 14

Day 2 focuses on exaggerating the contours (or what I call “topography”) of the figure in a pose. You will learn how to take advantage of the curves, straights, sharp angles and round corners that present themselves.
(One-hour poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists | 5 Spaces Remaining
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PUSHING VALUE & PLAYING WITH COLOR

(Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County)

For the workshops below, you may enroll in one or both days in each month.

DAY 1: Saturday, June 29

During Day 1, you will explore achieving a range of values in your drawings and/or paintings. The focus will be on getting to black and preserving white. You will practice holding onto the large dark and light shapes and orchestrating the subtle values in each shape.
(One-hour poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists
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DAY 2: Sunday, June 30

Day 2 will be all about playing with color. You will explore taking advantage of color, value, temperature and saturation while having fun with warm & cool, complementary, bright & dull, and arbitrary color.
(One-hour poses from a live model)
Tuition $155, Maximum 10 Artists
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[WORKSHOPS: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA]